as of 2330 MST on feb 22, 2013, the Jazz stand at 31-24 and 7th place in the west. With GSW beating the Spurs tonight, that puts us a full game back from 6th. can we catch the Warriors, Nuggets, or even Grizzlies? or will we slide past the Rockets, Blazers, Mavs, or even *gasp* the Lakers?

should be fun actually cheering for a team now instead of waiting for changes that never come. (as if waiting for one of the most conservative teams in the league to make changes ever proves fruitful... )

anyway, go Jazz! here's to stealing home court in the first round from somebody!

I would like to see Warriors bomb the season by letting Lakers pass them up, cause surely Jazz and Rockets will do it eventually. It would be nice to sweep up on their draft pick with someone really good.

But I have been looking at the end, and we are not even considerable underdogs to win the championship let alone the 1st round, I mean were stacking against odds of not even going if Kobe can turn Lakers around! Even if we got 4th place, we will probably still be underdogs. I think we could go further next year,

I just don't know what we need to win in the future, cause we did nothing this year, besides still standing on the fence playing it extremely safe, instead of picking a side and sticking to it through the season. I think its obvious that we have a young talented group who could become tier 2 or 1.....On the Bench, but have a group of tier 3 and tier 4 players on starters who aren't getting any better and their stock is decreasing by the day.

I think its obvious were gonna resign jefferson, mo, foye and carroll. I just don't think were gonna bother with Marvin, hopefully, and I have a feeling were going to match FA deal for Millsap. I think Jazz didn't want to trade big assets till next year. That way we can collect our two first round picks this year, and this time next year trade away are big players for more draft picks in the 2013 draft, or for actual draft rights in 2014.

I mean how else are we gonna get another top 5 or 10 pick, when you don't suck, but can't win big to make your players worth a lot of money?

RyanStorm wrote:I would like to see Warriors bomb the season by letting Lakers pass them up, cause surely Jazz and Rockets will do it eventually. It would be nice to sweep up on their draft pick with someone really good.

But I have been looking at the end, and we are not even considerable underdogs to win the championship let alone the 1st round, I mean were stacking against odds of not even going if Kobe can turn Lakers around! Even if we got 4th place, we will probably still be underdogs. I think we could go further next year,

I just don't know what we need to win in the future, cause we did nothing this year, besides still standing on the fence playing it extremely safe, instead of picking a side and sticking to it through the season. I think its obvious that we have a young talented group who could become tier 2 or 1.....On the Bench, but have a group of tier 3 and tier 4 players on starters who aren't getting any better and their stock is decreasing by the day.

I think its obvious were gonna resign jefferson, mo, foye and carroll. I just don't think were gonna bother with Marvin, hopefully, and I have a feeling were going to match FA deal for Millsap. I think Jazz didn't want to trade big assets till next year. That way we can collect our two first round picks this year, and this time next year trade away are big players for more draft picks in the 2013 draft, or for actual draft rights in 2014.

I mean how else are we gonna get another top 5 or 10 pick, when you don't suck, but can't win big to make your players worth a lot of money?

Next Year Starters after losing in the 1st round this season:

Mo - Foye - Hayward - Favors - Jefferson

Until you guys have surpassed the Warriors, don't bark. Bad karma will strike. LOL.

I for one am very happy with our team, I would of liked to have gotten a good return for either Paul or Al, but so be it, we didn't. What matters is getting Mo healthy for the playoffs, making a run for the 5th seed, and try to pull an upset (or upsets). We got Golden State's pick, and they are dropping off, so while the pick wont be a very high pick, it could possibly drop into the teens if the Lakers continue to make a push and Golden State continues to struggle.

StocktonShorts wrote:Do you think we'll see any changes to the minutes distribution now that the deadline has passed?

Didn't that happen last year?

If we were showcasing the expirers (Millsap and Jefferson) for trades, now we'll want to downplay them to lower their market value. We'll keep playing the best rotation to win, but maybe a small change here and there. I'm hoping for something like this:

StocktonShorts wrote:Do you think we'll see any changes to the minutes distribution now that the deadline has passed?

Didn't that happen last year?

If we were showcasing the expirers (Millsap and Jefferson) for trades, now we'll want to downplay them to lower their market value. We'll keep playing the best rotation to win, but maybe a small change here and there. I'm hoping for something like this: